The Weeknd has postponed his tour forAfter Hours to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trek in support of Abel Tesfaye’s fourth album was originally scheduled to kick off June 11th, 2020, in Vancouver, and will now start almost exactly one year later, on June 12th, 2020, in the …
Read More »Lianne La Havas Drops Lovesick Groove 'Can't Fight'
Lianne La Havas refuses to walk away on “Can’t Fight,” the latest single from her upcoming self-titled LP, out July 17th on Nonesuch Records. “A little peace, a little love/A little bit, is that enough?” she asks in the chorus, across a dazzling string arrangement. “I can’t fight away this love.” “‘Can’t Fight’ is that …
Read More »Tracee Ellis Ross Debuts 'Love Myself' From Film 'The High Note'
Tracee Ellis Ross follows in her mom Diana Ross‘ footsteps with her first song “Love Myself,” the lead single off the soundtrack for her new film The High Note. Ross debuted “Love Myself” on Instagram Live Thursday evening in a stream attended by her mom, siblings, Michelle Obama, Janelle Monáe, …
Read More »Bill Murray Appears on 'Ellen' in a Panda Mask and 'Kimmel' in a Bathtub
Bill Murray is handling the COVID-19 pandemic — and the necessity of face masks — with a sense of humor. The actor appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week wearing a giant panda mask at his breakfast table, saying it was out of respect for “President Cuomo,” a.k.a. New …
Read More »Ian Anderson Reveals Incurable Lung Disease to Dan Rather
In a recent interview with Dan Rather on his AXS TV series The Big Interview, Jethro Tull‘s Ian Anderson revealed he suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). “I’m going to tell you something I’ve never told anybody in public before,” Anderson said. “Since it’s you, I will take this …
Read More »Leon Bridges, John Mayer Get Cozy at Home in Goofy New 'Inside Friend' Video
Leon Bridges and John Mayer expound upon the joys of sheltering-in-place with that special someone in the goofy new video for their one-off single, “Inside Friend.” Bridges and Mayer filmed the video at their respective homes, with Bridges crooning the song on the couch, in the kitchen and while working …
Read More »Buffy Sainte-Marie, David Byrne Lead Virtual LemonAid Lineup for COVID-19 Relief
Buffy Sainte-Marie and David Byrne are among the artists who will appear during the upcoming Northern New Mexico festival Virtual LemonAid, which will stream for free on May 8th at 10 p.m. ET via Instagram TV, Facebook Live, Youtube Live, with additional channels to be announced on the event website. …
Read More »Billie Eilish to Host Apple Music Radio Show With Her Dad
Billie Eilish will be hosting a new Apple Music radio show, Me & Dad Radio, featuring music and conversations with her dad Patrick O’Connell. The debut episode will premiere this Friday, May 8th at 3 p.m. ET on the music streaming service. “My dad and I have been putting each other …
Read More »RS Charts: Youngboy Never Broke Tops RS 200; Rap and R&B Claim Entire Top Ten
Youngboy Never Broke Again’s 38 Baby 2 debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart, amassing 71.8 million streams across its 17 tracks. Youngboy Never Broke Again is remarkably prolific, and he consistently debuts high on the RS 200: 38 Baby 2 follows February’s Still Flexin, …
Read More »Rolling Stones Kick Off 'Extra Licks' Series With Bonus 'Olé Olé Olé!' Performances
The Rolling Stones kicked off their Extra Licks streaming series Sunday with the bonus footage from their 2017 concert film/documentary Olé Olé Olé! (A Trip Across Latin America), with seven performances from that 2016 South American tour making their digital debut. The performances — “Out of Control” and “Paint It …
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